Fender.



0. M. GOODE.

FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9. 1915.

1,153,779. PatentdSept. 14, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH c0.. WASHINGTON, D c.

0. M. GOODE.

FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED IUNE 9| I9I5.

Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

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3 0.1%.Goodef \IJLUMBIA PLANOGIAPM CO.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

OVELIA M. GOODE, OF SOUTH BEND, TEXAS.

' FENDER.

Application filed June 9, 1915.

T 0 all whomit may concern Be it knownthat I, OVELIA M. Goons, a citizenof the Unlted States, residing at South Bend, in the county of Youngand.

State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFenders; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains .to make and use the same. I

'This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fenders andmore particularly to that class of fender designated for use on streetcars, motor cars and the like.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a fender which willeffectively protect. a person from being struck and injured by a streetcar.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fender which willprevent anypossibility of the person Who has been struck from fallingbeneath the wheels of the car.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a fender having aguard rail around the forward end which is operated by the weight of theperson or object falling on the fender.

A still further and more specific object of the invention is to providea fender which is well padded so that a person falling there on will beuninjured.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forthin the following specification and accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l is a perspective view of a car fender constructed in accordancewith this invention and showing the same complete and ready foroperation. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the fender showing the padding removed. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sec tional view through thefender showing the same with the guard rail in its raised position. Fig.4: is an enlarged detail view of a modified form of operating mechanism,and Fig. 5 is a still further modification of the operating mechanism.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1designates generally the main platform of the fender comprising a frame,which is preferably'of bar iron or the like, having secured to the upperside thereof the sheet metal pad or Specification of Letters Patent.Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

Serial No. 33,094.

platform 2. Extending upwardly from the sides of the platform 1 are thestandards 3 to the upper ends of whichare pivoted or rotatablymountedthe wheels a. 'Extending upwardly from the rear end of theplatform 1 and located near its lateral edges are the ears 5 andextending between the ears is a.

transverse bar 6, the use of which will appear as the descriptionproceeds.

Pivotally mounted near each end of the bar 6 are the loops 7 carried .onthe free ends of the arms 8 of the U-shaped member, designated generallyby the'numeral 9. This U-shaped member is of a size substantially equalto the size of the platform 1 and is formed of a continuous bar of ironwhich is relatively heavy so as to normally tend to lie against theplatform., A. suitable U- shaped frame 10 is provided and comprises thebight portion 11 having formed thereon the arms 12, the free ends ofwhich are formed with loops which in turn are pivoted to the bar 6 asclearly shown. Cooper-v ating with the frame 10 is a frame 18 which isU-shaped and the free ends of the arms of the frame 13 are formed withloops 14: through which passes the bight portion 11 of the U-shapedframe 10.- The frames 10 and 13 are formed of a relatively lightmaterial and connected to each arm 12 of the frame 10 intermediate theirends is a suitable chain or flexible connection 15, the upper end ofwhich is connected to the wheel l. Connected at a point on the wheel 1diametrically opposite the point of connection with the chain 15 is asuitable chain or flexible member 16, the lower end of which isconnected intermediate the ends of each arm of the frame 9. It will thusbe seen that relative movement of either the frame 9 or the frame 10will move the opposite frame.

In order to prevent a person falling on the fender from being injured,there is pro vided a suitable pad designated generally by the numeral 17consisting of a suitable wire spring 18 and mattress 19 which is coveredwith a suitable water proof material 20. A similar water proof material21 is secured to the forward portion of the frame 9 and extendspartially 'up the arms thereof and this material also is secured to theframe of the platform 1 around the forward end thereof. It will thus beseen that when the frame 9 is raised, a suitable guard is provided whichwill prevent a person or article on the fender from rolling oil andbecoming entangled in the wheels'of the vehicle.

In the modified form of the device illus-- the upper end of each of thestandards a suitable pulley wheel over which the flexible members pass.It will thus be seen that when either of the frames 9 or 10 descends theopposite frame will be raised.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that in use should a person falluponithe fender, he will land on the padding 17 and cause the bar 11 ofthe frame 10 to descend, thereby exerting downward pull on the flexiblemembers 15 thereby exerting upward pull on the flexible member 16 andcausing the frame 9 to move upwardly. It will thus be seen that theflexible water proof material 21 will prevent the person or object fromrolling off the fender and becoming entangled in the wheels of the car,thereby avoiding any possibility of injury. Due to the fact that thepadding 17 is provided, it will be evident that the fall or impact ofthe person on the fender will be broken, thereby preventing anypossibility whatever of injury from the use of this fender.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for While in the foregoing there"has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of thisinvention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in thecom .bination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spiritand scope of the ap pended claims.

What is claimed is:

1; A fender comprising a platform, a U:

shaped guard frame pivoted to one end ofi the platform and extendingto-the opposite end thereof, a' U-shaped operating frame pivoted to thepivot of the U-shaped'guard frame, a U-shaped frame pivoted. to the rbight portion of the operating frame and 7 means connecting theoperating frame with the guard frame whereby upon precipitation of anobject on to the platform the guard frame will be thrown into activeposition.

2. A fender comprising a platform, a U- shaped guard frame pivoted toone'end of the platform, and extending to theopposite end thereof, aU-shaped operating frame pivoted to the pivot of the U-shaped frame, aU-shaped frame pivoted to the bight portion of the operating frame,standards extending upwardly from" the sides of the platform, a wheelrotatable on the standard and means connecting the frame to the wheel atdiametrically opposite points whereby 7 upon precipitation of an objecton the plat form, the guard frame will be thrown into active position.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OVELIA M GOODE. Witnesses:

WILLIE M. Goonn, J r., JOHN H. RUBENKOENIG.

fivei cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. O.

